NAIC, CAVITE

WEST
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION

COURSE SYLLABUS

1. Course Code : SPED 110

2. Course Title: : Introduction to Special Education: Foundation of
Special Education, Theories, Law, and Concepts

3. Prerequisite(s) :
4. Credit : 3.0 Units

5. Course Description : Understands all foundations, theories, laws, and

concepts in Special Education and provides a survey
of current knowledge on individuals with disabilities
within the context of human growth and development
across the lifespan. Includes historical factors, legal
aspects, etiology, characteristics, assessment,
evidence-based practices, and support services for
individuals having needs for intervention ranging from
mild to severe. Includes the impact of disabilities on
academic, social, and emotional performances
framed within the teaching profession.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
At the end of the semester, the students should be able to:

1. Discuss significant philosophical and historical aspects of special education, as well as

emerging issues, practices and research in the field.

2. Demonstrate knowledge of a variety of disabilities including etiologies, characteristics,

specialized physical health care procedures and regulations related to such care,
educational and social impact, educational approaches, and available resources.

3. Demonstrate awareness of similarities and differences of students with and without

disabilities, and the teaching implications of diversity, including culture, language, ethnicity,
race, socioeconomic status, gender, religion, and lifestyle orientation factors.

4. Describe effective communication strategies with parents from diverse backgrounds and
professionals from other disciplines and community useful for those working with
exceptional students.

5. Evaluate current legislation pertaining to students with disabilities and their families, as
well as ethical standards related to professional practices in the field.

6. Analyze the concepts of Universal Design for Learning in inclusive classrooms

7. Apply critical reflection and thinking practices

 6. Course Coverage

Meeting TOPIC METHODS/ EVALUATION

STRATEGY TOOLS
1st Class
Part 1: Special Education in the  Define and Discussion/
Philippines discussion the Reporting/
history of Recitation/and
A: Mission, Vision, Policy, and Special Project
Objectives of Special Education Education in
the Philippines
1.Mission of Special Education History.
2.Vision of Special Education
3.Policy of Special Education  Explain the
4.Goals of Special Education Special
5.Objectives of Special Education Education on
6.Historical Perspective the Philippine
7Legal Basis Setting

 Discuss the
Goals, Policy,
and Objectives
of Special
Education
Setting

 Cite and
discuss
Historical
Perfectives
and Legal
Basis

2nd B. Special Education Programs and  Discuss Class

Services Prevalence of Discussion/
children with Reporting/
1. Prevalence of Children and Youth with Special needs Recitation/and
Special Needs Project
2.Range of Special Education Program and  Discuss and
Services differentiate the
3.Inclusive Education for Children with programs and
services in the
Special Needs
field of special
Support Services for Children with Special
education.
Needs
 Give and Cite
Different types
of supports
given to
Special
Education
Students

3rd Part II: Essential Concepts of Special Class

Education  Define Special Discussion/
Education Reporting/
 Meaning of Special Education Recitation/and
and Categories of Learners  Cite different Project
Meaning od
1.What is Special Education? Special
2.What are the Exceptional Children Education
with Special Needs
 3. Basic Terms in Special Education
4.Developmental Disability, Impairment  Enumerate and
or Disability, Handicapped at Risk give short
5. Categories of Exceptional among ideas about the
Children with Special Needs different types
of disabilities.

 Cite different
terms used in
Special
Education
4th B.Biological and Environment Causes of  Cite biological Class
Developmental Disabilities and Discussion/
environmental Reporting/
1.Basic Concepts of Human Causes of Recitation/and
Reproduction Developmental Project
2. Biological Sources of Development Disabilities
Disabilities
3.Course of Prenatal Development  Discuss nature
Disabilities of
4.Newbord Screening developmental
5.Principles of Normal Development in disability
Infancy
6. Human Genome Project
5th Part III: Children and Youth with Special  Discuss Mental Class
Needs Students with Mental Retardation or Discussion/
Retardation/Intellectual Disabilities Intellectual Reporting/
Disability Recitation/and
A.What is mental Retardation or Project
Intellectual Disability?  Give and cite
2. Classification of mental Retardation causes of
or Intellectual Disability Intellectual
3. Incidence of mental Retardation or Disability
Intellectual Disability
4. Causes of mental Retardation or  Provide
Intellectual Disability Assessment,
5. Learning and Behavior procedure,
Characteristics Educational
6. Assessment, procedure, Educational Program,
Program, Model of Early Intervention, Model of Early
Educational Approaches Intervention,
Educational
Approaches

6th  Students with Learning  Discuss Class

Disabilities Student with Discussion/
1.Basic Concept on Learning Learning Reporting/
Disabilities Disability Recitation/and
2.Measure of Mental Disabilities Project
3. What is Mental Disabilities?  Give and cite
4.Three Criteria in Learning causes of
Disabilities Student with
5.Learning and Behavior Learning
Characteristics Disability
6. Causes of Learning Disabilities
7.Body’s Control System, the Brain,  Provide
and the Nerves Assessment,
8.Assessmetn of Learning procedure,
Disabilities Educational
Program,
Model of Early
Intervention,
Educational
 Approaches for
Student with
Learning
Disability

D.Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity  Discuss Class

Disorder Student with Discussion/
1.Concepts Attention- Reporting/
2. Theories and Definition Deficit Recitation/and
3. Characteristics. Hyperactivity Project
4. Causes Disorder
5.Assessment  Give and cite
6. Educational Approach for causes for
ADHA students with
Attention-
Deficit
Hyperactivity
Disorder
 Provide
Assessment,
procedure,
Educational
Program,
Model of Early
Intervention,
Educational
approaches for
Attention-
Deficit
Hyperactivity
Disorder

 Autism Spectrum Disorder  Discuss Class

1.Concepts Student with Discussion/
2. Theories and Definition ASD Reporting/
3. Characteristics.  Give and cite Recitation/and
4. Causes causes for Project
5.Assessment students with
6. Educational Approach for ASD ASD
 Provide
Assessment,
procedure,
Educational
Program,
Model of Early
Intervention,
Educational
approaches for
ASD

 Gifted and Talented  Discuss Class

1.Concepts of Human Student with Discussion/
Intelligence Gifted Disability Reporting/
2. Theories and Definition  Give and cite Recitation/and
3. Characteristics. causes for Project
4. Causes students with
5.Assessment Gifted Disability
6. Educational Approach for  Provide
Gifted Assessment,
7. Differentiated Instructions and procedure,
Curriculum Educational
 Program,
Model of Early
Intervention,
Educational
approaches for
Gifted Disability

 Emotional and Behavioral  Discuss Class

Disorder Student with Discussion/
1.Concepts of Human Emotional and Reporting/
Intelligence Behavioral Recitation/and
2. Theories and Definition Disorder Project
3. Characteristics.
4. Causes  Give and cite
5.Assessment causes for
6. Educational Approach for students with
Gifted Emotional and
Behavioral
Disorder

 Provide
Assessment,
procedure,
Educational
Program,
Model of Early
Intervention,
Educational
approaches for
Emotional and
Behavioral
Disorder

 Visually Impaired  Discuss Class

1.Blindness and Low Vision Student with Discussion/
2.Process of Normal Vision Visually Reporting/
3. Anatomy and Physiology of Impaired Recitation/and
Human Eye  Give and cite Project
4. Types and Causes causes for
5. Special Adaptation and students with
Technology for the Blind Visually
6. Education Process Impaired
7. Mainstreaming in Class  Provide
8.Hearing Impared Assessment,
procedure,
Educational
Program,
Model of Early
Intervention,
Educational
approaches for
Visually
Impaired

 Hearing Impaired  Discuss Class

1.Definition Student with Discussion/
2. Anatomy and Physiology of Human Hearing Reporting/
Ear Impaired Recitation/and
3. Classification  Give and cite Project
4.Incidence and Prevalence causes for
5. Characteristics students with
6.Identification and Assessment Hearing
7.Educational Placement Impaired
8.Suggestion for teaching Students with  Provide
Hearing Impaired Assessment,
procedure,
Educational
Program,
Model of Early
Intervention,
Educational
approaches for
Hearing
Impaired

 Speech and Language Disorder  Discuss Class

Student with Discussion/
1.Basic Concept Speech and Reporting/
2.Milestone in Language Language Recitation/and
Development Disorder Project
3.Speech and Language
Disorder which results from  Give and cite
Hearing Impaired causes for
4.Etiology of Speech and students with
Language Disorder Speech and
5.Incidence and Prevalence Language
6.Learning and Behavior Disorder
Characteristics
7.Assessment Procedure and  Provide
Educational Background Assessment,
procedure,
Educational
Program,
Model of Early
Intervention,
Educational
approaches for
Speech and
Language
Disorder


 Physical Disabilities  Discuss Class

Student with Discussion/
1.Human Body skeletal, and Physical Reporting/
Muscular System Disability Recitation/and
2. Type of Physical Disabilities  Give and cite Project
3.Health Impairment causes for
4.Severe and Multiple Disabilities students with
5.Charaxcteristics Physical
6.Educational Program Disability
7. Prevalence and Incident Provide Assessment,
Trends procedure,
8.Educational Support Services Educational Program,
9. Environmental Modification Model of Early
10. Assistive Techniques Intervention,
Educational
approaches for
Physical Disability
 Advocacy on the Families and
Parents with Special Needs
1.Working with the Families and
Parents
 2. Importance of Support
3. Educational Support of
Stakeholders
4. Strengthening Advocacy

7. Contribution of Course in Meeting the Professional Component

Specialization topics: 10%

General Education Component: 90%

8. Course Evaluation:

Lecture 70%
Attendance 10%
Recitation/Reporting 30%
Assignment and Seatwork 30%
MAJOR Exam 30%
Total = 100%

9. References

Electronic: Google.com.ph

10. Course Material Made Available

PowerPoint Presentation

Prepared by:

Prof. Are-Pee M. Castalone